Bitmain launches the Z9 Equihash miner

[dmwardjr]

Have a look at this comment from Daira (Developer for ZCash):



Those of you who will not receive your Z9 until August might begin sweating profusely in the near future.

[TGJ]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

[greyday]

mmm I wonder if I can convince bitmain to sell me that endpiece grille, I removed one fan on my B3 and that piece looks nice!

I could be wrong but I think it's already under the baffle on the B3. If you really want that look, it's only a couple screws to find out.

[greyday]

Potential Equihash Algorithm Change Preparation

Modifying ZenCash to use Equihash-144-5 is doable, and the software development team has started identifying the specific work that would need to be done in order to create and test this change. It would be a Hard Fork change, and for optimal success of the Hard Fork, it would be best to implement such a proposed change as quickly as reasonably possible before too many ASIC miners take over the hashrate of ZenCash.

...right. And nothing in what you just posted says they will or will not fork, just that they are leaning towards it. There's been no decision made yet.

[crazydane]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

[dmwardjr]

Potential Equihash Algorithm Change Preparation

Modifying ZenCash to use Equihash-144-5 is doable, and the software development team has started identifying the specific work that would need to be done in order to create and test this change. It would be a Hard Fork change, and for optimal success of the Hard Fork, it would be best to implement such a proposed change as quickly as reasonably possible before too many ASIC miners take over the hashrate of ZenCash.

...right. And nothing in what you just posted says they will or will not fork, just that they are leaning towards it. There's been no decision made yet.

You can keep taking your hopium all you want.  I've seen Rob post too much saying there WILL be a fork.  They're simply not rushing into it.  However, it will be done "as quickly as reasonably possible."

is zencash change for put-off the new asics?
when fork in algorithm will happen?

ZenCash Statement On Potential Equihash Algorithm Change

The current potential threat to decentralization posed by a single company producing an ASIC miner is something that the community feels very strongly about.  The ZenCash development team will work through the process to create a Hard Fork upgrade to the Equihash algorithm in the short term to address the threat.

https://blog.zencash.com/zencash-statement-on-potential-equihash-algorithm-change/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_content=mining&utm_campaign=re+bitmain

Check reaction of community  
https://www.reddit.com/r/ZenSys/comments/8i9xgr/zencash_statement_on_potential_equihash_algorithm/

We value decentralization and our GPU miners who are an integral part of the community!  Changing algorithms is an extremely complex activity and we are not going to rush into a decision that may compromise the safety or integrity of the Zen network. It’s important that we take time to conduct research and evaluate options to properly formulate a plan.

https://blog.zencash.com/mining-decentralization/


ZenCash Mandatory Software Upgrade & Staking Date Change


https://blog.zencash.com/mandatory-software-upgrade-timeline/

[dmwardjr]

Here's a video of mining ZEC at AntPool for quite some time.  I want you to see what you're about to COMPETE against.  You'll see, "It's NO CONTEST."  Also, the Z9 "Mini" was named "Mini" for a reason.  You're about to compete with Z9 "Beast."  Of course, you're not going to hear about "Beast."  You're not privy to the "Beast."  But I do have common sense.  

Bitmain does have a larger version of the Z9 and have probably mined with it for quite a while now.  They decided to make "Mini" to have it in a price range available to more potential buyers.  If they revealed "The Beast," at 30k sol's or higher, not many of you could afford what they would ask for it.  Hence, Z9 "MINI."

Link Here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=196&v=vNg5yxlvvng

[zbutterfly]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

 Hahaha, best laugh in 2018.

[dmwardjr]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

 Hahaha, best laugh in 2018.

Both of you sound like bullies in a kids playground.  Grow up!

[TGJ]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

 Hahaha, best laugh in 2018.

Both of you sound like bullies in a kids playground.  Grow up!

I bet you’re a lot of fun at parties.

[dmwardjr]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

 Hahaha, best laugh in 2018.

Both of you sound like bullies in a kids playground.  Grow up!

I bet you’re a lot of fun at parties.

I bet you're an asshole at yours.

[uabuner]

Z9 working with nicehash. Had to set the difficulty manually. Still playing with that though.

Would you mind sharing your NH BTC address so we can see what it looks like pool side?  If not, a screenshot would suffice.  Thanks!

Still like to see a pic of the unit.  I understand it has a single fan and is a lot shorter than the S9's.

Here's the best I could do. I got my gf to snap one with my old S5 next to it for size comparison.

https://image.ibb.co/dYaqnd/IMG_2944.jpg

very nice
I 'll say overclock it, attach one S5 fan to it (or other fan) if you worried about temp

[greyday]

Z9 working with nicehash. Had to set the difficulty manually. Still playing with that though.

Would you mind sharing your NH BTC address so we can see what it looks like pool side?  If not, a screenshot would suffice.  Thanks!

Still like to see a pic of the unit.  I understand it has a single fan and is a lot shorter than the S9's.

Here's the best I could do. I got my gf to snap one with my old S5 next to it for size comparison.

very nice
I 'll say overclock it, attach one S5 fan to it (or other fan) if you worried about temp

Oh I've been since I unpacked it (go back a couple pages, past the angry troll, to the original posts ). The fan on it so far is holding up just fine, I'm at about 35-40% oc with 0 HW and temps in the high 50s. It's just not...as quiet as it was at stock, but I moved it to the basement so all is well. I think it can go further, but right now I'm good with those numbers.

EDIT: also neither of those fans is the stock S5 one, which is ridiculously loud (that's actually being used as a duct exhaust on a sound dampened setup right now). Those are the same fans I also have now on my B3, a high pressure corsair for the push and a low noise exhaust. Pretty damned quiet, I still run it in the living room on cold nights.

[uabuner]

excellent greyday..maybe you should create new thread z9 mini review..or something like that...its a nice thing to share
kind of like b3 review https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3538969.0

  that s5 of yours surely withstand a lot of torture 

[greyday]

excellent greyday..maybe you should create new thread z9 mini review..or something like that...its a nice thing to share
kind of like b3 review https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3538969.0

  that s5 of yours surely withstand a lot of torture  

It still works, too!

And nah, I think we've covered most of it here. I'm content with my current oc and temps and am just planning to leave it humming away for as long as I can (since it generates next to no heat and uses the same electricity as leaving the basement lights on and all).

EDIT: but I will make this one!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4404847

[adaseb]

It would be nice to see the insides of this miner. Probably will be a while before someone publishes an disassembled review and void their warranty.

Its really crazy how they managed to make it so small and yet so powerful. Also the power consumption is very low compared to GPUs.

If none of the Equihash coins fork... then its game over for most Nvidia's GPUs and older AMD cards.

[hanskan]

That Daira is one handsome lady.

LOL!  Best laugh yet today from bitcointalk!

 Hahaha, best laugh in 2018.

Both of you sound like bullies in a kids playground.  Grow up!

yeah, I would be defending my gf as well, well done buddy

[adaseb]

Looks like the Z9 (Non-mini) will be about 30-40 KH/s or so.

According to the Bitmain tweet

https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/1002814753469706245

So basically equivalent to about ~133 Radeon R9 280X.

Looks like the Nvidia people are going to be upset also.

[dmwardjr]

Looks like the Z9 (Non-mini) will be about 30-40 KH/s or so.

According to the Bitmain tweet

https://twitter.com/JihanWu/status/1002814753469706245

So basically equivalent to about ~133 Radeon R9 280X.

Looks like the Nvidia people are going to be upset also.

As I've been telling everyone here, "YOU will be competing against BITMAIN and their Z9 "BEAST" [Which they simply call, "Z9" and NOT "mini"]; "NOT" GPU's."  Everyone of you who purchase the mini will be in for a rude awakening.  But your greed clouds your judgement.  Most have to learn the hard way like I did.  Learn what?  That BITMAIN is a plague to crypto currency.  They are liars about not having mined ZEC privately/secretly WITH THE Z9 (not "mini").  They are even mining with mini's others of you bought for August/September delivery before actually shipping them off to you.

[dmwardjr]

How about the Chinese version of YOUR COMPETITION with the translation below it . I assure you, THEY LIED TO ZOOKO ABOUT PRIVATE/SECRET MINING ZEC AND OTHER EQUIHASH COINS, JUST AS THEY WILL "NOT" BE TRANSPARENT WITH YOU HOME MINERS.  YOU'RE ONLY "USEFUL IDIOTS" IN THEIR MIND.